The Diamantina River is a river in Queensland, Australia. Rising north-west of Longreach, it flows in a south-westerly direction through central Queensland to form the Warburton River. The river was named by William Landsborough in 1866 for Diamantina Roma, wife of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland. For the Second World War frigate class, see River class frigate The Murray River in Australia A river is a large natural waterway. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Australian Stockmans Hall of Fame in Longreach Longreach is a town and shire located in central western Queensland, Australia, and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast, west of Rockhampton. ... 1866 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Sir George Ferguson Bowen (November 2, 1821 - February 21, 1899) was a British colonial governor. ...
The term 'river health' is similar to describing human health, as it provides an overall assessment of the health of rivers and streams.
The better rivers and streams were generally from catchments with large proportions of native vegetation such as Scott, Bakers Gully, Echunga, Brownhill, Sixth and Jacob creeks, the rural section of the Little Para River, parts of the North Para River and most of the main channel of the Onkaparinga River.
Rivers and creeks in the region tend to flow episodically in response to occasional and irregular rains.